Powered parachute crashes in Post Falls, injuring 2 men

Authorities in Post Falls said two men trying to take off in a powered parachute were injured after they crashed into an unoccupied school bus.

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Department said David Endsley, 50, of Redmond, Ore., and Collin Williams, 18, of Post Falls, were attempting to launch the motorized parachute in a church parking lot on Sunday evening.

They crashed into a bus owned by the church.

Endsley was operating the parachute and he was treated and released at the scene of the crash. Williams, the passenger, was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.